IC2422 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC2422 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:51, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:57, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 50° above your western horizon.

Name IC2422
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:08h54m [2]
Declination:+20°13' [2]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:15.66 (B) [2]
12.64 (J) [2]
11.98 (H) [2]
11.45 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 130.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:150.0 Mpc
489.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.22

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